Floating Koi Over Welsh Ranch Feeder Stack

Galvanized metal feeder stacks stand heavy with mud and scattered straw inside a Welsh ranch corral. Midsummer light cuts clear and dry across the wet earth, highlighting the rough texture of the ground and the sheen on rusted steel. Tagged plastic strips hang against the silver surface of the troughs. A soft haze rests on the ground, marking the humid air after rain. High above, a massive koi fish floats like a living parade balloon, its orange and white scales reflecting the late afternoon sun. The fish casts a long, shifting shadow that stretches across the muddy ground, overlapping the feeder stacks. Deep layers of the corral fence recede into the distance beneath the impossible floating creature.